This Hate Crime Shows Why White Teens Need to Learn About Racism

A14-year-old White teenager, <a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/teen-indicted-in-racist-murder-attempt-on-cape-cod-da-says/3125848" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">John Sheeran</a>, has been indicted on attempted murder charges for reportedly trying to drown a Black teenager in a Cape Cod pond in Chatham, Massachusetts, last July, a crime prosecutors describe as a "racially-motivated attack." The Black teenager told investigators that another White teen laughed, calling him "George Floyd" while Sheeran repeatedly dunked his head under the water, despite making it known "<a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/teen-indicted-in-racist-murder-attempt-on-cape-cod-da-says/3125848/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">he couldn't swim</a> and needed to wear a life jacket." At least <a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/teen-indicted-in-racist-murder-attempt-on-cape-cod-da-says/3125848/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">two witnesses</a> came forward, telling authorities they saw Sheeran on top of the Black teenager, and one confirmed hearing someone say "George Floyd" during the attack. Thankfully, the alleged victim in this case, the Black teenager, survived, but this incident begs the question, if White teenagers are old enough to commit a hate crime, why do White parents insist they are too fragile to learn about racism? <a href="https://allyfromnola.medium.com/this-hate-crime-shows-why-white-teens-need-to-learn-about-racism-e2e45783df1d">Click Here</a>